At least 90 people killed in Mogadishu checkpoint blast: international organization
Source: Reuters
By Abdi Sheikh
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 90 people were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded at a bustling checkpoint in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an international organization working in the country said, in one of the most deadly recent attacks.
The dead included many students and two Turkish nationals, the Somali foreign minister said.
Rescuers carried bodies past the twisted wreckage of a vehicle and a minibus taxi smeared with blood.
A report by the international organization, which did not want to be named, said the death toll was more than 90. A Somali MP also tweeted that he had been told the death toll stands at more than 90, including 17 police officers.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-blast/at-least-61-people-killed-in-mogadishu-checkpoint-blast-ambulance-official-idUSKBN1YW048
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